Subject: (Ozaktas) LOKA Institute (fwd)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 074900 -0600 (CST)
From: "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To: emfguru <rbeavers@llion.org>
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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:35:13 +0300 (EET)
From: Haldun Ozaktas
To: rbeavers@llion.org
Subject: LOKA Institute
Dear Friends,
This is a short comment regarding the message regarding
the LOKA Institute. I am quite familiar with this establishment,
which consists of very few people, but has very well defined
and commendable aims which most of us would warmly welcome.
Their web pages are worth browsing: www.loka.org
Among other things, they are trying to popularize the
concept of "Community Research" in the United States, based
on models more commonly found in certain European countries.
I have designed term projects around this concept in the
course "Science, Technology, and Society" which I teach to 160+
engineering students every year. The outcome is much better
than ordinary library reserch projects since students find
greater meaning in what they do.
Community Research is an excellent model for practical
research carried out by community members towards concrete
ends. The kind of research activities communities concerned
about EMF hazards might undertake provide good examples of
community research. (Judging what levels might be dangerous
by surveying the literature, estimating the actual levels, etc.)
EMF activists should certainly familiarize themselves with
this concept.
Best,
Haldun
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Haldun M. Ozaktas (90) (312) 290 16 19
Bilkent University (90) (312) 266 43 07 (secretary)
Department of Electrical Engineering (90) (312) 266 41 26 (fax)
TR-06533 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey haldun@ee.bilkent.edu.tr
www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~haldun haldun@alumni.stanford.org
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